Angola vs Mauritania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Angola
33.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
35.9%
in 2025
Angola rank
14th
Mauritania rank
11th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Angola
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 35.9% against 33.0% in Angola, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 206 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 36.0% | 12.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 34.2% | 11.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 35.1% | 5.9% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Angola or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 35.9% against 33.0% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Angola and Mauritania?
- 2.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Angola ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release